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i received Mail Art from Debra Mulnick

a lovingly crafted envelope containing this postcard, confusingly not by the late Rex Ray, but rather in his style (an homage), as far as my research can tell.

yes, i like to dance -- and to watch the choreography of art waves weaving their way through our collective sub/consciousness, and imagine all the paper-pieces pirouetting…

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Added by Zack on January 28, 2023 at 12:08pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Sonia Eva

a delightful collage to celebrate the new year - gracias Sonia - see you in the mail!

Added by Zack on January 26, 2023 at 12:22pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Sergio Hobby

postcards from Estonia and Brazil (from Brazil); obrigado - feliz 2023!

Added by Zack on January 26, 2023 at 12:17pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Mike Dyar

'Natural Mail Art Ritual ' - another large-scale boomerang piece from Mike in SF. 

an alternate title might be  'Blood Sweat and Stars' 

Added by Zack on January 26, 2023 at 12:12pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from William M

double whammy (two mailings) -- a stuffed envelope and a sticker postcard... looks like a sticker or two fell off en route, but the card made it ok! thank you mr. M; watch your mailbox ]:-)

Added by Zack on January 25, 2023 at 4:49pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Lubomyr Tymkiv

like water from Italy . . . and a coupla red mushrooms, too

thank you and stay safe over there in Lviv!

Added by Zack on January 25, 2023 at 4:43pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Bonniediva

'Small Town News!'

but note the subtitle: I DO MAIL ART FOR THE MONEY AND FAME

and i want one of those new hair dryers that "comes complete with a human head", please

(you know, because two heads... and all that)

Happy Holidays, indeed (still catching…

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Added by Zack on January 25, 2023 at 1:57pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Dean aka Artist in Seine

more fun collage art from Dean, featuring the straws (and toothpicks!)- now gold-plated - from the cocktails we shared while meeting up in Paris (we'll always have Paris). merci Dean

Added by Zack on January 23, 2023 at 12:10am — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Jokie X Wilson

cute marshmallow greeting card ... yes, here's to a fun 2023 Jokie!

Added by Zack on January 23, 2023 at 12:06am — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Cascadia Artpost

hey, it's Lunar New Year, so posting this card from Jack seems fitting, not tardy at all ];-)

(that's quite a holiday greeter, Carien)

Added by Zack on January 23, 2023 at 12:02am — No Comments

Yikes! are they scraping IUOMA?

this is a debate worth paying attention to. i wonder if the time has come to keep mail art in the mail and off the web... what do you think? 

https://stablediffusionlitigation.com/?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_brew

Added by Zack on January 19, 2023 at 8:40pm — 12 Comments

i received Mail Art from Mikel Untzilla

new year, new wave - Mikel puts everything in perspective.

oui, meilleurs voeux right back at you; see you in the mail

Added by Zack on January 19, 2023 at 3:46pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Greg Diaz

hark! herald angels shakin' their tambourines!

and a dozen homemade stamps that appear to feature a death's-head moth with added extremities...

nice work; thank you Greg

Added by Zack on January 19, 2023 at 3:40pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from MomKat

holiday greetings and an assortment of 'mail omens' (some from the Sticker Dude); thanks Katerina - i'm STILL catching up; something will be headed your way soon! Happy New Year all over again ]:-)

Added by Zack on January 19, 2023 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Happy Birthday, Art!

may we all have an incredibly fantastic and artistic year!

[thanks to Susanne & Lars Schumacher for this terrific commemorative card; still a little puzzled as to how it arrived in my mailbox with no postage whatsoever... i guess both Germany and France have some art-friendly postal workers and/or diehard…

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Added by Zack on January 17, 2023 at 10:23pm — No Comments

i received Mail Art from Hèléne Lagache

et voila! colorful ink blots, a darling holiday card, and a Kokoschka souvenir

merci Helene et bonne année!

Added by Zack on January 16, 2023 at 2:40pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Dustin Cecil

a painting, a postcard, and another one of those hand-bound 'recycled' booklets -- 

in addition to my original envelope, this one includes DC's rough drafts, printed poetry from C. Mehrl Bennett, and a…

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Added by Zack on January 16, 2023 at 2:37pm — No Comments

i received (more!) Mail Art from Dean aka Artist-in-Seine

Christmas Tagging - (still going through my backlog of holiday mail)

i notice this was posted from Paris - happy trails, Dean; hope you are now back 'home' safe and sound.

Added by Zack on January 16, 2023 at 2:24pm — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from Dean aka Artist in Seine

self portrait no. 17: look closely; you can see Dean's eyes amidst the golden nuts.

telltale traces on the card lead me to believe that perhaps some actual almonds and/or raisins were glued on but fell off...?

you never can tell with nutty/fruity Dean; he favors 3D mail art and glue seems to be his signature substance…

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Added by Zack on January 15, 2023 at 11:33am — 1 Comment

i received Mail Art from CUTandTEAR

a lovely homemade winter holiday envelope and card [yes, i am VERY far behind in posting, due to  travel] and a hint of cookies (which is better for my waistline, after all).

Danke Schön, Kate - und ja, more to come in 2023!

Added by Zack on January 15, 2023 at 11:11am — 1 Comment

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